CN1613175A - Low noise oscillator - Google Patents
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Abstract
A phase synchronous multiple LC tank oscillator includes a plurality of oscillator stages (102, 104, 106, 108) configured to oscillate synchronously. The phase of each of the plurality of oscillator stages is substantially the same. The synchronous oscillators may be inductively coupled and the inductive coupling may reduce or eliminate the need for electrical coupling.
Description
The cross reference of related application
The application relates to the common unsettled U.S. Patent application of submitting to simultaneously that is entitled as " voltage controlled oscillator " (attorney docket is BERKP002), and this application is attached to herein for your guidance by reference.
Invention field
Present invention relates in general to voltage controlled oscillator.A kind of phase locked many LC (inductance capacitance) energy storage oscillator that adopts inductance coupling high is disclosed.
Background of invention
LC energy storage oscillator has been used for communication system, is used to microwave or radio-frequency unit specifically and produces high frequency LO (local oscillator) signal.The LC accumulator comprises and being configured to finite frequency exchanging electric current or voltage and inductance and electric capacity of vibrating between electric capacity and inductance.Because the small resistor in inductance and the electric capacity tends to make the energy consumption in the oscillator, so the LC accumulator can the off-energy and the final failure of oscillations.Usually the negative resistance that is produced by active device included in the oscillator energy consumption that resistance is caused compensates and keeps vibration.But even if pass through active device compensating resistance by this way, resistance still can descend oscillating mass by influencing oscillation amplitude, phase noise and vibration purity (i.e. whether vibration has pure sinusoidal waveform).Measure for one of oscillating mass and be called " quality factor ".Quality factor are defined as the ratio of institute's energy of depositing and resistance energy consumption in per cycle of oscillation of the LC accumulator.
Therefore, wish that used inductance has minimum resistance in the LC energy storage oscillator.Unfortunately, on-chip inductor has high resistance usually.Usually can cause low-quality vibration because of the Ohmic resistance of used metal in resistance substrate and the on-chip inductor.Therefore, the phase noise performance of the oscillator of use on-chip inductor is not good, is not suitable for high-quality wireless device usually, as cell phone or satellite communication equipment.
It is by electric wire and switch that noise is introduced one of approach of cascade generator, and switch is included in coupled oscillator between the oscillator and causes the electrical connection of synchronized oscillation.Will be very useful if can reduce this noise.
Required is a kind of like this oscillator design, and it can make on-chip inductor can be used in described high-quality wireless device.
Summary of the invention
The invention discloses a kind of phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator.This phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator comprises at least two oscillators that are configured to method of synchronization vibration.In one embodiment, phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator comprises one group four oscillators that are configured to method of synchronization vibration.Because be, so align as the magnetic flux in the inductance of the correspondence of synclator parts with method of synchronization vibration.Therefore, Dui Ying inductance can physically be configured to mutual induction.
Should be understood that the present invention can many kinds of modes realize, comprise as process, device, system, method or computer-readable medium such as computer-readable recording medium or wherein realize by the computer network of light or the instruction of electronic communication link router.Following some innovation embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In one embodiment, phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator comprises a plurality of oscillator stages that are configured to method of synchronization vibration.The phase place of each of a plurality of oscillator stages grade is substantially the same.
In one embodiment, instrument transformer provides inductance coupling high between oscillator, so that can change or the electric coupling of oscillation-damped device, thereby reduces the noise that electric coupling causes.
Of the present invention these will be elaborated in following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings with all the other features and advantage, and accompanying drawing schematically illustrates the principle of the invention.
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Read in conjunction with the drawings and will readily appreciate that the present invention following detailed description, similar label is indicated similar structural element in the accompanying drawing, wherein:
Figure 1A is the block diagram of explanation electric coupling Phase synchronization LC energy storage oscillator;
Figure 1B is the block diagram of the alternate design of explanation electric coupling phase-synchronized oscillator;
Fig. 1 C is that explanation has utilized four figure with the another kind of LC energy storage oscillator architecture of the oscillator stage of method of synchronization vibration;
Fig. 2 is the figure of explanation LC energy storage oscillator;
Fig. 3 A is the explanation figure of the rectangle physical layout of four inductance of induction mutually;
Fig. 3 B is the explanation figure of the octangle physical layout of four inductance of induction mutually;
Fig. 3 C is the explanation figure of the annular layout of four inductance of induction mutually;
Fig. 3 D be describe in detail an inductance how on the crosspoint from another inductance below by figure;
Fig. 4 A is the figure of two the synchronous LC energy storage of oscillator stage oscillators of explanation, and wherein said oscillator is coupled in the inductance mode of no electric coupling;
Fig. 4 B is the explanation figure of the layout of two electric couplings of induction mutually;
Fig. 4 C is the figure of the synchronous LC energy storage oscillator of four oscillator stages of explanation, and wherein said oscillator is coupled in the inductance mode of no electric coupling;
Fig. 5 is the figure of the synchronous LC energy storage oscillator of four oscillator stages of explanation, and wherein said oscillator comprises that with selectivity the inductance mode of electric coupling is coupled and controlled by one group of switch;
Fig. 6 A is the block diagram of explanation electric coupling Phase synchronization LC energy storage oscillator;
Fig. 6 B is the block diagram of the alternate design of explanation electric coupling phase-synchronized oscillator;
Fig. 6 C is that explanation has utilized four figure with the another kind of LC energy storage oscillator architecture of the oscillator stage of method of synchronization vibration;
Fig. 7 is the figure of explanation LC energy storage oscillator;
Fig. 8 A is the explanation figure of the rectangle physical layout of four inductance of induction mutually;
Fig. 8 B is the explanation figure of the octangle physical layout of four inductance of induction mutually;
Fig. 8 C is the explanation figure of the annular layout of four inductance of induction mutually;
Fig. 8 D be describe in detail an inductance how on the crosspoint from another inductance below by figure;
Fig. 9 A is the figure of two the synchronous LC energy storage of oscillator stage oscillators of explanation, and wherein said oscillator is coupled in the inductance mode of no electric coupling;
Fig. 9 B is the explanation figure of the layout of two electric couplings of induction mutually;
Fig. 9 C is the figure of the synchronous LC energy storage oscillator of four oscillator stages of explanation, and wherein said oscillator is coupled in the inductance mode of no electric coupling;
Figure 10 is the figure of the synchronous LC energy storage oscillator of four oscillator stages of explanation, and wherein said oscillator comprises that with selectivity the inductance mode of electric coupling is coupled and controlled by one group of switch.
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Below the present invention is elaborated.Though the present invention describes in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, should be understood that to the invention is not restricted to arbitrary embodiment.On the contrary, the scope of the invention is only limited by appended claims, and the present invention includes many alternative, modifications and equivalent.For example purposes, many details in following explanation, have been spoken approvingly of, so that provide to thorough of the present invention.The present invention can omit some or all of details according to claims and implement.For clarity sake, the affiliated technical field technique known data relevant with the present invention do not elaborate, so that outstanding the present invention.
A kind of oscillator architecture of using on-chip inductor or all the other low-quality inductance to produce high-quality oscillator signal output is disclosed.The phase noise of gained oscillator improves, thereby can satisfy the high performance requirements of wireless device.A plurality of synchronous low-quality oscillators form high-quality oscillator by making oscillation phase and all the other reciprocity oscillator synchronization.Because vibration is synchronous, thus share between can be in the different oscillators used corresponding inductance of magnetic flux, and don't can increase the resistance of each inductance.
The Phase synchronization signal plus of a plurality of oscillator outputs improves phase noise performance, and this is that output signal power increases by 6 decibels because phase-synchronized oscillator of every increase is exported; And oscillator output of every increase, noise power increases by 3 decibels.Therefore, disclosed many oscillators architecture has realized high-quality vibration effectively, even if also be like this under the relatively low situation of each oscillator qualities.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram that the architecture that is adopted among the embodiment is described, making Phase synchronization in this architecture is to realize by outputing to from the signal of each oscillator stage in the adjacent oscillator stage.This architecture comprises four oscillator stages 102,104,106 and 108.Each oscillator comprises two inputs and two outputs.Each oscillator stage outputs to the output signal of himself two adjacent oscillator stages and receives input from two adjacent oscillator stages.For example, oscillator 104 comprises first output that links to each other with the input of adjacent oscillator 102 and second exporting of linking to each other with the input of its another adjacent oscillator 106.In addition, oscillator 104 comprises adjacent with the output of adjacent oscillator 102 first input and second importing of linking to each other with the output of its another adjacent oscillator 106.As a result, all oscillators vibrate with the method for synchronization.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram that the architecture that adopts among the embodiment is described, wherein making Phase synchronization is to realize by outputing to from the signal of each oscillator stage in the adjacent and non-conterminous oscillator stage.This architecture comprises four oscillator stages 202,204,206 and 208.Each oscillator comprises two inputs and two outputs.Each oscillator stage outputs to an adjacent oscillator stage and a non-conterminous oscillator stage with the output signal of himself.For example, oscillator 204 comprises that feeding back to first in oscillator 202 inputs exports and skip second output that one-level is fed forward to oscillator 206 inputs.What in addition, oscillator 204 comprised that first input that links to each other with the output of non-conterminous oscillator 208 links to each other with output with adjacent oscillator 206 second imports.As a result, all oscillators vibrate with the method for synchronization.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram that the architecture that adopts among the embodiment is described, wherein making Phase synchronization is to realize by the input that makes each oscillator stage receive the oscillator stage of being separated by.This architecture comprises four oscillator stages 302,304,306 and 308.Each oscillator comprises four inputs and two outputs that separate separately.Each oscillator stage himself output signal of oscillator stage output of being separated by, one of all the other oscillators receive twice of this output simultaneously.For example, oscillator stage 304 comprises first output of the input of the input that is fed to oscillator stage 302 and oscillator stage 308.Oscillator stage 304 also comprises second output of two inputs that are fed to oscillator stage 306.As a result, all oscillators vibrate with the method for synchronization.
Fig. 4 A is the block diagram that LC energy storage oscillator used among the embodiment is described.LC energy storage oscillator stage 400 comprises first inductance 402 and second inductance 412.In above-mentioned architecture, four essentially identical oscillators be according to shown in different schemes dispose.Each oscillator stage comprises two inductance of himself, and one corresponding to inductance 402, and another is corresponding to inductance 412.Adopted other LC configuration in other embodiments.
Fig. 4 B is the block diagram that alternative LC energy storage oscillator used among the embodiment is described, wherein each oscillator stage comprises four inputs.LC energy storage oscillator stage 450 comprises first inductance 452 and second inductance 462.Essentially identical oscillator stage is disposed according to selected many oscillator stages structure.Each oscillator stage comprises two inductance of himself, and one corresponding to inductance 452, and another is corresponding to inductance 462.。
As mentioned above, in the most conventional inductance, increase inductance the resistance of inductance is increased.The metal wire that length increases has higher resistance, thereby makes oscillating mass can not get improving.If adopted phase locked many energy storage oscillator architecture, then in Coherent Oscillator, produced magnetic flux on the equidirectional between the corresponding inductance.If corresponding inductance physically is configured to make its magnetic flux addition, then the mutual inductance between these inductance can have the effect that the effective inductance that makes each independent inductance increases and don't can increase inductance resistance.Thereby can improve the oscillating mass that phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator produces.In addition, if the inductance of oscillator is overlapping or concentric arrangement, then can save the chip surface blank.
Fig. 5 be among embodiment of explanation how the corresponding inductance to different oscillator stages carry out physical configuration, to increase the figure of its mutual inductance by the magnetic flux that increases them.As mentioned above, each oscillator stage vibrates with the method for synchronization, so that produce corresponding magnetic flux in the same direction.Inductance 402,404,406 and 408 comprises the coil that respectively has one or more loops.These coils form concentric arrangement around common center, and magnetic flux is increased.
The several embodiment comprising many LC of Phase synchronization energy storage oscillator of four oscillator stages are described.Can adopt the synclator of varying number in other embodiments.And, illustrated to connect each oscillator, make its variety of way with method of synchronization vibration.In different embodiment, oscillator links to each other in a different manner so that vibrate with the method for synchronization.In addition, the oscillator with two inputs shows in giving example.In other embodiments, can adopt oscillator with input more than two.
Fig. 6 A is the block diagram of the phase locked LC energy storage of explanation electric coupling oscillator.Each oscillator stage 602,604,606 and 608 comprises a pair of input and a pair of output.The decision design of each oscillator stage as shown in Figure 7.Each output links to each other with the input of next oscillator in the oscillator chain.This configuration makes each oscillator vibrate with the method for synchronization.
Fig. 6 B is the block diagram of the alternate design of the phase locked oscillator of explanation electric coupling.Each oscillator stage 612,614,616 and 618 comprises a pair of input and a pair of output.The decision design of each LC energy storage oscillator as shown in Figure 7.Each output links to each other with the input of next oscillator in the oscillator chain, wherein, selected with Fig. 1 in the different input of selected input.This configuration makes each oscillator vibrate with the method for synchronization.
Fig. 6 C is the figure of another LC energy storage oscillator architecture of explanation, and this structure has been utilized four oscillator stages 622,624,626 and 628 with method of synchronization vibration.Each oscillator stage comprises four inputs and two outputs.Input and output are configured to make each oscillator stage in-phase oscillation once more.
Fig. 7 is the figure of explanation LC energy storage oscillator.LC energy storage oscillator 700 comprises input node 702 and input node 704.The input node partly is coupled by the LC of transistor network and circuit 706.Because each LC energy storage oscillator vibrates with the method for synchronization, so the mode that these oscillators can be responded to mutually disposes.Each inductance is arranged, made the area that wherein comprises the inductance magnetic flux coexist with the magnetic flux area that constitutes other inductance of other oscillators in the ring basically.
Fig. 8 A is the figure of the rectangle physical layout of four inductance of explanation, and wherein said four inductance are induction mutually in the above described manner.This layout comprises inductance 802,804,806 and 808.This layout is symmetrical, and the magnetic flux area of each inductance is overlapping basically.Dotted line is used to illustrate that an inductance line drops to lower level, so as another inductance line below by.This layout is to utilize the multi-layer metal structure shown in Fig. 8 D to realize.Each inductance that forms loop starts from first upper strata, carry out the transition to second lower floor subsequently in case in case of necessity another inductance below by, and then transit back into ground floor.
Fig. 8 B is the figure of the octangle physical layout of four inductance of explanation, and wherein said four inductance are induction mutually in the above described manner.This layout comprises inductance 812,814,816 and 818.This layout is symmetrical, and the magnetic flux area of each inductance is overlapping basically.Dotted line be used to illustrate a line another line below by situation.The multi-layer metal structure of this layout utilization shown in Fig. 8 D realized.The advantage of shown octangle layout is that each angle of turning is not an acute angle, and this has just reduced electric current and has converged.
Fig. 8 C is the figure of the annular layout of four inductance of explanation, and wherein said four inductance are induction mutually in the above described manner.This layout comprises inductance 822,824,826 and 828.This layout is symmetrical, and the magnetic flux area of each inductance is overlapping basically.Dotted line be used to illustrate a line another line below by situation.The multi-layer metal structure of this layout utilization shown in Fig. 8 D realized.The advantage of shown annular layout is to have eliminated the turning angle, converges thereby reduced electric current.
Fig. 8 D be describe in detail an inductance how on the crosspoint another inductance below by.These inductance preferably are arranged in the metal level top.Depend on production technology, second bed thickness under the comparable top layer of metal layer at top (be about in certain embodiments twice or three times).When top layer during than following bed thickness, lower floor often has higher resistance.This problem can alleviate by top layer being connected to two or more parallel lower floors.On the crosspoint, an inductance is interrupted and utilizes one or more via holes to be connected to one or more lower floors at top layer.In case by the crosspoint, this inductance is just got back to top layer, and one or more via hole is connected to top layer with lower floor.
In the example shown, inductance 850 is positioned at top layer, up to the crosspoint that reaches with inductance 860.Inductance 850 is interrupted in top layer, is connected to the second layer and the 3rd layer by via hole 851.The second layer part 852 of inductance 850 and the 3rd layer segment 854 are by the below of inductance 860.In case by this crosspoint, via hole 855 just is connected second layer part 852 with the 3rd layer segment 854 gets back to top layer, so inductance 850 reappears in top layer.In different embodiment, can adopt the layer of varying number.Generally speaking, only need be two-layer, but extra layer can be used for reducing the resistance of the inductive part that drops to lower floor.
As mentioned above, except the architecture of four oscillator stages of disclosed employing, the architecture that also can adopt other four oscillator stages architectures and have the oscillator of varying number.
Fig. 9 A is the figure of the synchronous LC energy storage oscillator of two oscillator stages of explanation, and oscillator shown in it is coupled in the inductance mode of no electric coupling.Oscillator 902 and 904 is coupled in the inductance mode by its inductance 903 and 905.Each inductance comprises the centre cap that links to each other with bias voltage Vdd.Inductance coupling high makes oscillator stage need not electric coupling to vibrate with the method for synchronization.By substituting electric coupling, eliminated the noise relevant with electric coupling circuit with inductance coupling high.
Fig. 9 B is the figure of the layout of two inductance of explanation, two inductance inductions mutually in the above described manner shown in it.Described inductance arrangement is at top layer, wherein, inductance 914 drop to lower floor in case suitable point from inductance 912 below by.Each inductance comprises centre cap.The area that comprises magnetic flux of each inductance coexists mutually with the magnetic flux area of another inductance basically.In other embodiments, can adopt difform inductance, octangle as shown above and annular inductance.
Fig. 9 C is the figure of the synchronous LC energy storage oscillator of four oscillator stages of explanation, and wherein said oscillator is coupled in the inductance mode of no electric coupling.Oscillator 932,934,936 and 938 inductance 942,944,946 and 948 by them are coupled in the inductance mode.These inductance are arranged in the mode shown in Fig. 8 A-8C, so that it is overlapping basically to comprise the area of magnetic flux.Inductance coupling high makes each oscillator stage need not electric coupling to vibrate with the method for synchronization.By substituting electric coupling, eliminated the noise relevant with electric coupling circuit with inductance coupling high.
Figure 10 is the figure of the synchronous LC energy storage oscillator of four oscillator stages of explanation, and wherein said oscillator comprises that with selectivity the inductance mode of electric coupling is coupled and controlled by one group of switch.Utilize switch optionally to connect or disconnect inductance coupling high.Oscillator 952,954,956 and 958 inductance 962,964,966 and 968 by them are coupled in the inductance mode.Switch 971,972,973,975,976,977 and 978 optionally connects or disconnects electric coupling between each oscillator.These inductance are arranged in the mode shown in Fig. 8 A-8C, so that it is overlapping basically to comprise the area of magnetic flux.When utilizing switch to disconnect electric coupling, inductance coupling high is not vibrated each oscillator stage with having electric coupling with the method for synchronization.By substituting electric coupling, eliminated the noise relevant with electric coupling circuit with inductance coupling high.Some embodiment of the LC energy storage oscillator that comprises coupling inductance so far have been described.In certain embodiments, two or more oscillators utilize inductance coupling high to make two or more oscillator synchronization under the situation that does not have electric coupling or electric coupling to reduce.Coupling has synchronously improved the phase noise of oscillator.And inductance coupling high has improved Q value (figure of merit value), thereby has improved phase noise.Compare with nonsynchronous vibrator, under equal-wattage, obtained lower phase noise or under the same phase noise conditions, needed lower power.Coupling inductance occupies less area because of overlapping.Some exemplary overlapping inductor layout embodiment more than have been described.
Though above quite at length the invention has been described in order to obtain clearly to understand, and obviously can carry out some change and modification in the scope of appended claims.It should be noted that the alternative that exists many kinds to implement process of the present invention and device.Therefore, described embodiment should be considered as illustrative and be nonselective, and the details that the invention is not restricted to provide in this specification, but can correct in the scope of appended claims and equivalency range.
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1. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator comprises:
Be configured to a plurality of oscillator stages with method of synchronization vibration, wherein, the phase place of each of described a plurality of oscillator stages grade is basic identical.
2. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described a plurality of oscillator stage comprises four oscillator stages, each oscillator stage has two inputs and two outputs, and each grade of wherein said a plurality of oscillator stages outputs to himself output signal two adjacent oscillator stages and receive input from described two adjacent oscillator stages.
3. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, each level of described a plurality of oscillator stages has two inputs and two outputs, and each grade of wherein said a plurality of oscillator stages outputs to himself output signal two adjacent oscillator stages and receive input from described two adjacent oscillator stages.
4. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described a plurality of oscillator stage comprises four oscillators, each oscillator stage has a plurality of inputs and a plurality of output, wherein, each of described a plurality of oscillator stages grade outputs to all the other levels in described a plurality of oscillator stage with its output signal, and so that described each oscillator stage receives input in the mode of method of synchronization vibration from described all the other oscillator stages.
5. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described a plurality of oscillator stage comprises such oscillator stage, it has second output that first output that links to each other with the input of the first adjacent oscillator stage links to each other with input with the second adjacent oscillator stage, and described oscillator stage also comprise link to each other with the output of the described first adjacent oscillator stage first import second importing of linking to each other with output with the described second adjacent oscillator stage.
6. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described a plurality of oscillator stage comprises four oscillator stages, each oscillator stage has a plurality of inputs and a plurality of output, each of wherein said a plurality of oscillator stages grade outputs to all the other oscillator stages in described a plurality of oscillator stage with its output signal, and so that the mode that described each oscillator stage vibrates with the method for synchronization receives input from described all the other oscillator stages, and each grade in the wherein said oscillator stage comprises the inductor of the correspondence that is configured to mutual induction.
7. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, each level of described a plurality of oscillator stages has plural input.
8. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, each level of described a plurality of oscillator stages has plural output.
9. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, each of described a plurality of oscillator stages grade comprises the oscillator stage more than four.
10. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator comprises:
Be configured to a plurality of oscillator stages with method of synchronization vibration, wherein, the basic identical and described a plurality of oscillator of the phase place of each of described a plurality of oscillator stages grade is coupled in the inductance mode.
11. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that described synchronized oscillation is caused by magnetic coupling in fact.
12. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that described synchronized oscillation level is not electric coupling basically
13. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described synchronized oscillation level is coupled in electric mode in very first time interval, and disconnects described electric coupling in second time interval.
14. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described synchronized oscillation level is coupled in electric mode in very first time interval, and reduces electric coupling in second time interval.
15. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that described a plurality of oscillator stages comprise four oscillator stages.
16. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that described a plurality of oscillator stages comprise two oscillator stages.
17. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that described inductance coupling high utilizes two centre tapped inductors to realize.
18. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described inductance coupling high is to utilize the inductance of induction mutually to realize.
19. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described inductance coupling high is to utilize the inductor with the area that wherein comprises magnetic flux that coexists basically to realize.
20. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that at least one in the described oscillator stage comprises switch.
21. phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described phase locked many LC energy storage oscillator is used for wireless transceiver.
22. the oscillator of LC energy storage more than a kind comprises:
First oscillator stage with first inductance; And
Second oscillator stage with second inductance;
Wherein, described first inductance and described second inductance are responded to mutually.
23. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, described first inductance is overlapping with the magnetic flux area that second inductance arrangement becomes to make described inductance to surround.
24. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, described first inductance and second inductance arrangement are on integrated circuit two-layer.
25. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that described first inductance and second inductance arrangement are on three layers of integrated circuit.
26. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, the part of described first inductance described second inductance below by.
27. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, the described part of described first inductance is positioned on following two-layer at least of the layer that comprises described second inductance.
28. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that described first inductance and second inductance are arranged to hexagon respectively.
29. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that described first inductance and second inductance are arranged to annular respectively.
30. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, described first inductance drops to the second layer when described first inductance and described second inductance intersection.
31. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, described first inductance and second inductance are positioned on integrated circuit two-layer at the most.
32. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that also comprising:
The 3rd oscillator stage with the 3rd inductance; And
The 4th oscillator stage with the 4th inductance;
Wherein, described first inductance, described second inductance, described the 3rd inductance and described the 4th inductance all are inductions mutually.
33. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that also comprising:
The 3rd oscillator stage with the 3rd inductance; And
The 4th oscillator stage with the 4th inductance;
Wherein, described first inductance, described second inductance, described the 3rd inductance and described the 4th inductance all are mutually inductions, and two inductance in the described inductor are when intersecting, and one of described inductance drops to the second layer.
34. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that also comprising:
The 3rd oscillator stage with the 3rd inductance; And
The 4th oscillator stage with the 4th inductance;
Wherein, described first inductance, described second inductance, described the 3rd inductance and described the 4th inductance all are mutual inductions, and described first inductance, described second inductance, described the 3rd inductance and described the 4th inductance are positioned on integrated circuit two-layer.
35. many LC energy storage oscillator as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that described first oscillator stage comprises switch.
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